Aki Carpenter

Aki Carpenter is a project director for exhibition design atRalph Appelbaum Associates in New York City. With more than a decade of experience in the design industry, she has opened over ten award-winning museums and cultural institutions worldwide. Her current project is the Obama Presidential Center, slated to open in 2021. Aki was creative director for the exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C., which opened in 2016. Aki graduated from Pratt Institute in 2004 with a degree in communication design, with honors. Aki is a founding member of Ripple Effect and works with Chris Huban on Ripple Effect’s identity, website, outreach materials, and institutional collateral.